By Ilana Garon Article Submission In an article in Talking Points Memo, Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, contends that poverty is not, in fact, the problem holding
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N. Korea Fires More Short-Range Missiles Into Sea
VOA News Article Reprint South Korea has condemned another round of North Korean short range missile launches, saying two more missiles were fired Monday.
Read moreAs Pistorius Murder Trial Begins, Neighbor Describes Hearing ‘Blood-curdling’ Screams
By: Anita Powell Article Reprint PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius described hearing “blood-curdling” screams the night the South African athlete shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Read moreCostly hepatitis drug Sovaldi rattles industry
By Sandhya Somashekhar Article Reprint When the Food and Drug Administration approved a medication called Sovaldi in December, it was hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease that affects
Read moreWhy Venezuela’s student protesters have already won
By Javier Corrales Article Reprint In a country known for tense, bitter politics, this is the loudest things have gotten in a decade. For three weeks and counting, university students in Venezuela have staged somewhat
Read morePresident Obama signs massive funded initiative ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
By: Sima Ballinger Article Reprint It’s been a long time coming, and now change is coming to black and Latino young men through an initiative signed by Barack Obama on Thursday, according to the Washington
Read moreFCC Chairman Tom Wheeler May Tighten Media Ownership Rules
Expect strong opposition from TV broadcasters and newspapers By Katy Bachman Article Reprint The FCC could be close to a long overdue review of media ownership rules come March, and there’s bad news for media
Read moreColo. Marijuana Businesses Embrace New Drug at Center of DEA Crackdown in Calif.
ABC Entertainment News|ABC Business News By CHRIS R. MURPHY and GEOFF MARTZ Article Reprint While Drug Enforcement Administration agents in California are cracking down on the popular new drug known as “wax,” people in
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